Find God in the Bible in 3 Easy Steps:

I will exalt you, my God the King;I will praise your name for ever and ever.2 Every day I will praise youand extol your name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;his greatness no one can fathom.4 One generation commends your works to another;they tell of your mighty acts.5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—and I will meditate on your wonderful works.6 They tell of the power of your awesome works—and I will proclaim your great deeds.7 They celebrate your abundant goodnessand joyfully sing of your righteousness.”

Now my list might look like this:

Finding God in Psalm 145:1-7

God is worthy of being exalted (verse 1)

God is King (vs. 1)

God is worthy of praise (vs. 2, 3)

God’s name is to be extolled forever (vs. 2)

Great is the Lord (vs. 2)

No one can fathom His greatness (vs. 3)

One generation commends His works to another (vs. 4)

God does mighty acts (vs. 4)

His majesty has glorious splendor (vs. 5)

His works are wonderful (vs. 5)

God’s awesome works are powerful (vs. 6)

His deeds are great (vs 6)

His abundant goodness and righteousness is cause for celebration and joyful singing (vs. 7)

Look at all we learned about God from doing this easy exercise!

I like to include the verses after each statement for quick reference. Also note on line 3, “God is worthy of praise”, I included two verses because they said something similar.

Now that we have this great list of qualities about God let’s take things to the next level….

Last week was all sorts of fun as we celebrated the launch of this new site. Thank you for showing up to the party, it wouldn’t have been the same without you.

After throwing a big bash you’re usually left feeling contented yet tired. You slowly clean up after the guests, washing dishes and tidying up, reliving the highlights of the event.

But, after you recover from hosting, you might ask, “What now? What should I do now that we’ve done all that?”

I think the answer is simple yet hard at the same time. You go back to the basics—back to the main thing.

You are different than before but you still need to return to that which grounds you. Flying in the clouds is fun for a season but planting your feet on solid ground steadies you and helps you focus again.

So let’s go back to the Bible, back to the basics, to the place where we grow deeper more than wider.

Summer is quickly approaching and it can be easy to check-out spiritually. Let’s be intentional about getting into the Word and starting this season off right.

Wendy Speake is a Christian by grace, an actress by trade and a writer for the sheer delight of it. She is a devoted wife, intentional mother to three boys, a gracious hostess and a compassionate friend. Join Wendy as she reads through the Bible, you’ll be glad you did.

After a big rush it is easy to coast in our faith. Let’s be mindful of the enemy’s schemes—he’d like nothing better than for us to checkout and avoid God’s Word.

Whether you join a bible study, start reading-through the Bible, read a Psalm a day or try your hand at studying God’s Word inductively, let’s commit to getting more grounded in His Truth and asking for His help in applying what we learn.

I’ve been neglecting His Word and I am ready to get back to His life-giving, powerful, best-seller of all time book; the B-I-B-L-E. There is no other book like it. Let’s feast upon it.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am not writing over here much anymore. You can follow me over here on my website. I am writing two times-ish a week over there and having all sorts of fun connecting with others as we build the #TightlyWoundWoman community. We’d love to have you join us as we find grace in the unraveling of life.

For the last two years I have bravely and excitedly participated in The Nester’s 31 Day Writing Challenge every day in the month of October. It was hard and wonderful at the same time. It grew me in many ways as a person and writer.

However, as I try and simplify our overwhelming schedule, I will not be doing the 31 day challenge this year. This is a hard “no” for me, but it is a good “no” as I focus on other things right now.

BUT, if you are sad about me not participating this year you can still choose one of my many series to read for the month of October (and/or you can join The Nester and Kate and do your own series- how fun!).

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Hi, I'm Katie (a Modern Martha, wife, and mom to five). I'm so glad you're here! Let's enjoy some cut-to-the-chase conversation over hot or iced tea, as we find grace in the unraveling of life (together). Let's exchange try-hard striving for hope-filled freedom as we settle into our position as a doer and a daughter—created by a Loving Father.
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